Article 4
Appointment 1. The members of the Group of Experts shall be appointed individually by the Commission on the basis of objective criteria of proven competence and experience. They shall have a two-year renewable mandate with one possibility of renewal by a Commission decision. 2. When their mandate lapses, members of the Group of Experts shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced or their mandate renewed. 3. A member's mandate shall lapse before expiry thereof in the event of resignation or death. In such case, the member shall be replaced and shall be appointed by the Commission pursuant to the procedure mentioned in paragraph 2. 4. A call for applications for the membership shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall select the members on the basis of the applications received following this call. The selection criteria shall take account of the candidates' competence and experience, their representativeness and their ability to contribute to strategic discussions, and will promote a balance in terms of specialists from the various modes of transport. 5. The Commission will publish the list of members for information in the Official Journal of the European Union.